Graphics Cards related queries here.

[sinoop_joy]

kindly post the PSU model name and specifications....

i Did mention it..
It is 550 W Antec power supply...
It came with my Antec Titan Cabinet.

Hey guys,
My 3.5 yr old 8800 GTS stopped working and i'm looking for an upgrade.

I'm having the following specs right now, but i might upgrade soon as it is pretty old

PSU : Antec 550 W (came with my Titan Cabinet)
Motherboard : Asus P5QL-EM (It has only PCI 2.0 support , i think. And is 2.1 backward compatiable ?)
Monitor : Samsung SyncMaster 2033 (1600x 900 native)
Processor : Intel C2D E6750
RAM : 4 GB

I know this is a outdated config. But i'll be upgrading soon. So i want a future proof solution(Abt 2-3 yrs).
I'm play games most of the time and love to see those crisp and images..
I want to play games in maxxed out setting atleast for the first year .

My bro suggested me 560 Ti

Sinup_joy, my suggestion will be little different as I will suggest you a sub 13K card like HD 6870. The reason is that in coming September, AMD is gonna launch their 7000 series cards, successor of HD 6900 series which as per the rumors going to bring a new generation of performance. So rather than spending the whole 20K, get a cheaper card which will deliver you above average performance in 1600X900 resolution as you are not planning to upgrade Monitor any time sooner.

Get the Sapphire HD 6870, available @ 11.3K. Local price may be lower. It enables you to play all the current titles in highest setting @ 1600X900. Save the rest of the money for future upgrades.

Thanks for the info...

Should i wait for that till then ?
I can manage with my dad's 9600 GT till then. Or should i buy the card you suggested and upgrade after an year or so ?

 

[Cilus]

^^ Actually he was asking for the exact model number of the PSU as Antec has lots of 550W units with different performance range. However, after doing a little research, Ihave found out that your PSU is Antec TP -550, having quad 12V rail with 20AMP each and can provide upto 540W to the 12V rail.
Now HD 6970 requires around 207W of power in full load and 550W is minimum for it. So I guess HD 6970 will be a borderline case but HD 6870 and HD 6950 can be handled very easily.

If you can wait untill september, then wait a bit.

 

[sinoop_joy]

Sorry MegaMind,i couldnt understand u meant the specifications..

And I think it is better to wait till september..
But on releasing the prices will be high for the 7000 series ,right ?
Hmm..

 

[Skud]

Sure.

@cilus: It's September, sure? BD and HD7xxx coming together???

 

[clear_lot]

@ sinoop_joy
upgrade your cpu also.
your current cpu will heavily bottleneck upcoming, latest and not so latest games.
so you wont get the most of your 20k card.
for a more balanced system, get atleast a 3-3.3ghz quad core CPU.

 

[MegaMind]

Sorry MegaMind,i couldnt understand u meant the specifications..

As labelled on the PSU? I think Cilus got it right?

 

[sinoop_joy]

I think So..
The exact model number on the PSU is TP3-550 (True Power Trio).

 

[MegaMind]

^^ Actually he was asking for the exact model number of the PSU as Antec has lots of 550W units with different performance range. However, after doing a little research, Ihave found out that your PSU is Antec TP -550, having quad 12V rail with 20AMP each and can provide upto 540W to the 12V rail.

Ummm.. Cilus, the TP3-550 has 3*12v rails w/18A on each..

 

[a2mn2002]

I wana know that Can MSI 6850 cyclone PE handle latest games @ HD with high settings. Other components are intel i5 2500 + 4GB ram.
We have only 10k to spent.
Any idea of price drop of GPUs??

 

[thetechfreak]

Yes it should be able to handle most of latest games

BTW, what PSU do you have?

 

[d3p]

@a2mn2002: Another 2k will get you a Sapphire HD6870. Even 6850 is not a bad option for HD.

 

[a2mn2002]

Yes it should be able to handle most of latest games

BTW, what PSU do you have?

"Should" or "Will"
PSU is coller master 600W.

 

[Skud]

Here comes... I guess that's a CM Extreme.

 

[d3p]

"Should" or "Will"
PSU is coller master 600W.

Which Cooler Master PSU is it ???

Extreme or Real or Silent Pro ?????

 

[kolopo]

hi.....guys
i want to buy a good graphic card for my this configuration cpu,which can play crysis series,all cod series,mafia,gta4,battlefield good in medium setting.


PROCESSOR--- Dual core E5400
RAM--- 2gb
cabinet---zebronics bijli
dvd writer-- sony
Hdd---- 500 gb
motherboard-gigabyte LGA775 model no-G31M-ES2C
450 watt psu
i don't want buy these parts,
pls suggest me a good but budget graphic card.

 

[Skud]

Quote your budget and the brand of the PSU.

 

[MegaMind]

@kolopo, welcome to TDF, The Dual core E5400 will be a bottleneck is the games u mentioned..

 

[Cilus]

hi.....guys
i want to buy a good graphic card for my this configuration cpu,which can play crysis series,all cod series,mafia,gta4,battlefield good in medium setting.


PROCESSOR--- Dual core E5400
RAM--- 2gb
cabinet---zebronics bijli
dvd writer-- sony
Hdd---- 500 gb
motherboard-gigabyte LGA775 model no-G31M-ES2C
450 watt psu
i don't want buy these parts,
pls suggest me a good but budget graphic card.

1. Specify the exact model number of the PSU
2. Specify the Display resolution which is gonna be used for gaming
3. Mention the budget for the Graphics card.

 

[kolopo]

1. Specify the exact model number of the PSU
2. Specify the Display resolution which is gonna be used for gaming
3. Mention the budget for the Graphics card.

IT 2045S+ MODEL NO OF PSU 450 WATT
1280:768 RESOLUTION
GRAPHIC CARD BUDGET APPROX- 6.5 thousand

 

[clear_lot]

@kolopo
specify your resolution
gta4 and bfbc2 could be bottlenecked by a dual core CPU.